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Coldplay to release Christmas single.

Coldplay to release Christmas single. Coldplay are going to release a special once-off Christmas single on Wednesday December 1. The track ‘Christmas Lights’ will be available through ‘itunes and everything’ from 8pm, Wednesday December 1. There isn’t a whole lot of information on the song, but in a note from the band Coldplay said ‘t is in the key of G. We hope you have a great Christmas/holidays. Yours truly, Coldplay.’ This might be just enough to tie fans over until their as-yet-untitled fifth studio album hits stores sometime next year. In the meantime, the band have two special intimate shows in Newcastle and Liverpool, U.K. and will be appearing at Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals in June, 2011.

Shed Seven announced they will take to the stage again in 2009.

Shed Seven back on the road. The five piece band, who enjoyed a run of fifteen consecutive Top 40 hits from 1994 to 2003, including the anthems Going For Gold and Chasing Rainbows, will embark on an 18 date UK tour in December. Frontman Rick Witter said: ‘The reaction to our reunion tour of 2007 was amazing and after a couple of memorable festival appearances Continue reading →

The Quireboys re-release debut album

The Quireboys’ debut album ‘A Bit Of What You Fancy’ peaked at number 2 and spent 15 weeks, in the UK charts, when originally released in 1990. It includes the hit singles ’7 O’Clock’ (UK No.36, 1989), ‘Hey You’ (UK No.14, 1990), ‘I Don’t Love You Anymore’ (UK No.24, 1990) and ‘There She Goes Again / Misled’ (UK No.37, 1990) The CD re-issue contains the original 12 track album plus eight bonus album demo recordings, and all the tracks have been digitally re-mastered from original master tapes, at Abbey Road Studios. The re-mastered album also Continue reading →